“It’s taking that attitude and re-injecting it to what we do today. That feeling of the mailman coming around, and everybody knows your name and says hello,” Han said. “There’s this nostalgia around it that’s very charming. McFeely the mailman from “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” “It’s a happy memory of their childhood, which is a pretty powerful thing,” he said.
Han said he gets the most reaction from older folks about his look. Now we’re both serving our country in different ways.” Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago “It definitely made me realize I had grown up. “I looked like my father,” a military veteran who wore a uniform every day, Han said.
Han remembers the first time he put on his dapper uniform and looked in the mirror, he said. The clothes for mailmen of the era were “breathable but itchy” - and an inspiration for Han’s fashion flare. The Eisenhower jacket dominated American fashion in a period of optimism and national identity after World War II, and the Postal Service caught on to the trend, Han said. The uniforms, with a “Cadet Grey” color not seen on other public servants, “reflects authority and trust,” according to the Smithsonian. The first standard uniforms for city mail carriers were issued in the 1860s, Han said, referencing the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum. “I just wanted to get dressed well for work,” Han said. Han, a sharp dresser who had once planned to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology, shook the dust off books about the stylings of old-school mailmen. Han passed the letter carrier academy in Ravenswood with flying colors and was given an allowance for his uniform. He loved Elvis and was “friends with Boomers.”Īfter bouncing around sales jobs, Han looked into a job with “America’s favorite federal agency” during the pandemic shutdown, he said. Han grew up in Hawaii riding around in his babysitter’s VW and “listening to oldies,” he said. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago Kalani Han, known for his dapper postman attire, delivers mail in the 4800 block of West Pensacola Avenue in Portage Park on June 17, 2022. “Everyone loves the mailman.” Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago Kalani Han, known for his dapper postman attire, delivers mail in the 4800 block of West Pensacola Avenue in Portage Park on June 17, 2022. It’s an interesting job we’re not only stewards of the mail, but integral members of the community,’ Han said while walking his route in Albany Park. Han described his look as “quaint,” “Americana,” and “alluding a level of friendliness.” Axios’ Monica Eng first wrote about Han in early June.
To round it all out, the 31-year-old dons a pointed solo mustache and pompadour. He carries a crisp handkerchief for good measure. Postal Service in November, and he has already garnered attention for his signature pressed and creased Postal Service shirt and tuxedo stripe pants, an Italian silk necktie, eight-point hat and mid-century A. ALBANY PARK - A rookie mail carrier is becoming a popular fixture along his Northwest Side route thanks to his distinctive attire.
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